Seed technology in Syria and the role of the General Organization for Seed Multiplication in the production of certified seed
1988
Mohamed, N. (General Organization for Seed Multiplication, Aleppo (Syria))
This paper gives an overview of the Syrian seed programme. All activities from production to distribution, as well as importation and exportation are under the direct control of the General Organization for Seed Multiplication (GOSM). Breeding stations supply breeder seed to GOSM for further multiplication. Seed multiplication is carried out through cooperatives, government farms and seed growers. Certified seed of the following crops is produced: wheat, barley, maize, broad bean, vetch, sesame, groundnut, potato and cotton. The General Organization of Silos and Seed Processing processes the seed, and the Cooperative Bank of Agriculture provides credit and is responsible for the marketing of seed. The GOSM is responsible for quality control, certification and the formulation of regulations. The Sixth Agricultural Plan (1986-1990) aims at producing all of the country's seed requirements for wheat, cotton, faba bean and potato, and half the requirements for other crops. The most important constraints are shortage of adapted new varieties, inadequate transportation, inadequate mechanization for food legumes and an unsatisfactory pricing policy
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